Table of Contents
Part I A Deadly Hitchhiker
Blindsided 3
1 A Menacing Air 7
2 The Last Supper 16
3 Disease Detectives 22
4 First Responders 28
5 Lost in Translation 33
6 The Colonel from Al-Shabaab 42
Tom: Interlude I 51
7 A Deadly Hitchhiker 52
8 "The Worst Bacteria on the Planet" 65
Tom: Interlude II 77
Part II Can't Eskape
9 Homecoming 81
10 Superbugged 91
11 Public Enemy Number One: Under the Radar 98
Tom: Interlude III 106
12 The Alternate Reality Club 108
13 Tipping Point: Fully Colonized 118
Tom: Interlude IV 132
Part III The Perfect Predator
14 The Spider to Catch the Fly 135
Tom: Interlude V 150
15 The Perfect Predator 152
16 Semper Fortis: Always Faithful, Always Strong 165
17 A Hail Mary Pass 177
18 Panning for Gold 184
19 Journeying 194
Tom: Interlude VI 205
Part IV The Darwinian Dance
20 The Blood Orange Tree 211
21 Moment of Truth 227
22 The Bold Guess 234
23 Lysis to Kill 237
Tom: Interlude VII 241
24 Second-Guessing 244
25 No Mud, No Lotus 254
Tom: Interlude VIII 265
28 The Darwinian Dance and the Red Queen's Pursuit 267
27 The Last Dance 274
28 The Buddha's Gift 285
29 Grand Rounds 293
Epilogue 307
To Readers 313
Acknowledgments 315
Perfect Predator Discussion Guide Questions 319
Selected Chapter References 323
About the Authors 331
Index 333